Chalk-holder.



A. YELIN.

CHALK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1914.

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

IV'VEIVTOZ A TTORNEY ADQLPI-I YELIN, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

CHALK-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

Application filed February 24, 1914. Serial No. 820,727.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, AnoLrH YELIN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chalk- Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates generally to chalk holders and more particularly to a device adapted to hold marking chalk, such as is used by tailors and dressmakers.

As is well known to those .skilled in the art, when fitting a garment it is very desirable to have the marking chalk accessible and within easy reach.- When the chalk is placed in the pocket or laid upon the floor or a piece of furniture,very often considerable time is lost in finding the chalk or moving to the place where it was last placed.

The principal object of my invention has been to provide a chalk holder which may be easily attached, in any convenient loca tion, to the garment of the fitter and which shall yieldably hold one or two pieces of marking chalk.

Another object of my invention has been to provide a device to may be attached and be located in the same position as the chalk, and thus prevent the defacing of the garment worn by the fitter caused by repeated insertion of pins therein.

Furthermore, my device is so arranged that it may be attached to the buttons of the coat or vest of the tailor, or the waist of the dressmaker without, in any way, defacing the garment.

I have accomplished the objects above set forth by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, it being obvious that many modifications of the details therein shown may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the appended claims. In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my device.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of my device and shows one of the chalk clips.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the device taken on line H of Fig. '1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of a modified form of my invention, where the device shown is made from one piece of material.

which a pin cushion Fig. 6 isa fragmentary elevation-showing one of the chalk clips of the device shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section of the device-shown in Fig. 5, and is taken on line 7,7 of that figure.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary, plan view of a modification where the lower ends of the base are united together. a

Fig. 9 is an end elevation of another modification where the pin cushion is attached to a separate clip. 1

In the drawings, 5 represents the base'of the device, which is preferably made of spring-metal and provided at its lower end with an elongated slot 6. This slot is long enough to permitthe device to be attached to garments having buttons arranged at any 7 of the different standard spacings.

The device is provided, near itsup. er end and at each side, with a chalk clip each of which is formed preferably by a clip member 8, forming an integral part of the base '5 anda clip member 9, also of springmetal, secured to the upper side of said base. Each of these clip members is provided with an outwardly-turned end portion 10. Each clip. member 9 isprovided with .an auxiliary clip 11 at each side thereof, which are also provided with outwardly-turned end portions 12. The auxiliary clip members 11 project slightly below the inner surface of the clip members 9 so as to grip the chalk at the inner edge when inserted in the clips (Fig. 3). The outwardly extending end portions 10 and 12 of the clip members provide for the easy entrance of thechalk. The membersS, 9 and 11 are so formed as to provide resilient gripping means for the chalk, within which the same is yieldably held. In Fig. 1 of the drawings, the chalk 18 is shown in dotted lines in position in the clips. I

At the upper, end :of'the device is provided a clamping means 14; which comprises preferably two clamping members 15 and 16. These clamping members are pivotally united together and to'the base 5, and are provided at their inner ends with curved preferably fromthe end of the base 5 is provided with an inturned lug 25 which is disposed between the upper ends of the clamping members 15 and 16, and thus keeps the clamping means 14 in a substantially upright position.

The base 5 is provided preferably near its central portion with two raised and out wardly extending lugs 19, each of which is provided with a slot 20 and an indentation or aperture 21, whereby a pin cushion 22, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, may be secured thereto by passing a pin into the slots 20, or by drawing a piece of tape sewed to the bottom of the cushion through said slots.

Instead of forming the lugs 19 integral with the base 5, a separate clip 23, (Fig. 9) may be provided, which shall be arranged to slide up onto the lower part of the base 5 and to be there held in frictional engagement. The upper surface 24 of this clip 1s elevated above the surface of the base 5, so as to permit the button, to which the clevice is secured, to easily pass beneath the same. The pin cushion is attached to the upper face 24 of this clip by any suitable means.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the chalk clips 25 are formed integral with the base 5, which is made preferably of spring-metal. Each chalk clip comprises a central clip member 26 and two end clip members 27 one arranged each side of said central member. The central member 26 has, preferably, an auxiliary clip member 28 formed at each side of its inner end. The central clip member 26, and auxiliary clip members 28 are bent upwardly and the end clip members are bent downwardly, thus forming a space into which the chalk may be placed and thus frictionally held by said clip members. The outer end of each of the clip members is bent or curved outwardly, as in the other form of my device, thus making it easy to insert the chalk into the clips.

In this form a slot 6 is provided for engagement with the lower button, as in that shown in Fig. 1. The upper end of the base is provided with an upwardly extending button engaging member 29, in which is formed an aperture 3-0 arranged on each side of a central tongue 31 and large enough for a button to pass through. A slot 32 is also provided, which extends upwardly from the aperture 30, and which engages the stitching or neck of the upper button on the garment. The tongue 31 extends upwardly across the center of the aperture 30 and over the slot 32, and is bent as shown in Fig. 7 so as to form a step or latch 33,

which engages the rim of the upper button,

when in position, and is shown in dotted lines 1n this figure. This tongue is stamped metal forming the device and thus provides simple and efl'octive button engaging means at the upper end. of the chalk holder.

In the modified form shown in Fi 8, the

base 5 is joined together at the lower end and is provided with an aperture large enough to permit a button to pass through, thus making a more rigid construction.

lVhen the device is to be used, two but tons on the arment of the litter are selected and the device is slipped down over the lower button so that the slot 6 is in engagement with the stitching or neck which secures the button to the garment. The jaws 17 of the clamping member 1 are opened, and when the device has been moved down sufiiciently so that the clamping member has reached the neck of the upper button, the same is released, whereupon the jaws will grip the stitching or neck of the upper button and thus securely hold the device in position. When the device is thus attached to a garment, the chalk may be easily removed from or placed within the gripping means and is always accessible and in a convenient location. Obviously, when the garment to which the device is to be attached is not provided on the front with buttons, it is a simple and easy matter to sew two of them onto the garment in the desired location.

When attaching the modified form of device shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the holder is slipped down with the slot 6 in engagement with the neck of the lower button until the aperture 30 is opposite the upper button. The upper extension 29 is then slipped over the upper button, whereupon the slot 31 will become engaged with the neck of the upper button when the device is moved slightly downward, where it will be secured by the latch 33.

-The chalk when placed in the clips of the device will always be ready for use and will not be broken, or have the sharp edges thereof chipped, as is often the case with the present method of handling the same. Clearly, the pin cushion attached to the device is also in a convenient and accessible place.

Having thus described what 1 claim is:

1. A chalk holder comprising a base, outwardly extending clip members provided on said base, and button engaging means provided on said base.

2. A chalk holder comprising a base, outwardly extending chalk clips provided on said base, fastening means provided on said base, and slotted button engaging means provided on said base.

3. A chalk holder comprising a base, outwardly extending chalk clips provided on said base, a button engaging member prov'ided on said base, said member being my invention,

formed to provide an aperture and a slot extending therefrom, and the lower end of said base being formed to provide a longitudinal slot, whereby the holder may be engaged with two buttons on the garment of the wearer.

4. A chalk holder comprising a base, outwardly extending chalk clips provided on said base, a button engaging member provided on said base, said member being formed to provide an aperture and a slot extending therefrom, a latch extending across said aperture and over said slot, said base being provided with a longitudinal slot,

whereby the holder may be engaged with two buttons on the garment of the wearer.

5. A chalk holder formed from a single piece of material, comprising a base, outwardly extending chalk clips provided on said base, and oppositely arranged button engaging means provided on said base.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two sub;v

scribing witnesses.

' ADOLPH YELIN.

' Witnesses:

J. WM. ELLIs, WALTER I-I. KELLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. 0. 

